The Three Principle Texts of Daoism translated by ... - Bad Request

The AxeA MAN, having lost his axe, suspected his neighbour'sson of having taken it. Certain peculiarities in his gait,his countenance and his speech, marked him out as thethief. In his actions, his movements, and in fact his wholedemeanour, it was plainly written that he and no otherhad stolen the axe. By and by, however, while digging ina dell, the owner came across the missing implement.The next day, when he saw his neighbour's son again, hefound no trace of guilt in his movements, his actions, orhis general demeanour.The man in whose mind suspicion is at work will lethimself be carried away by utterly distorted fancies, tillat last he sees white as black, and detects squareness in acircle.